π΄ After watching the dog slip and slide on the ice in the backyard, decided to swap todayβs scheduled run for a Zwift ride

π΄ After watching the dog slip and slide on the ice in the backyard, decided to swap todayβs scheduled run for a Zwift ride
Finished reading: The Future of Us by Jay Ingram is a broad overview of how science and technology is affecting all parts of our lives from food, to transportation, and to health. Iβve read deeper books on the individual topics. This one provides the overview π
π The latest Sutherland Quarterly book has arrived: At the Trough: The Rise and Rise of Canada’s Corporate Welfare Bums by Laurent Carbonneau. Likely going to be a provocative and frustrating look at government policy
πΆ The Rush 50 release is delightfully epic and much more than a greatest hits collection. Fun to hear their really early stuff again and to revisit later songs that didnβt get enough attention.
πββοΈ Tried a new route on todayβs run
That Severance Season 2 finale is π₯
Canada is clearly at an inflection point. We neither asked for nor wanted this, but ignoring it and carrying on isn’t a solution. So, what should we do? I’m in favour of a big rethink, via a Royal Commission. Given how long this would take, though, we need to get going on at least investigating options.
Here, then, is my list. Note that I’m absolutely not an expert and I’d get voted out of office immediately if I ever managed to become a politician. So, I provide these in the spirit of contributing to a national conversation. No doubt there are better ideas out there. Let’s pick some and start trying stuff!
Finished reading: Matthew Scace tells the harrowing tale of a major forest fire in Jasper on Fire π
π Finished reading: The Light Eaters by ZoΓ« Schlanger is a fascinating book about how sophisticated and under appreciated plants are: they can detect relatives, βseeβ their surroundings, manipulate their environment, and make complex decisions.
Near the end, Schlanger writes:
Now when I spot a tendril that is making its way through a crack in the sidewalk, I internally commend it for its resourcefulness. I feel I know about some of what it took for the plant to do that-the small miracle of its germination, the craning of its elongation, the articulation of the hundreds, maybe thousands of fine root hairs, right now probing its belowground world for sustenance. I think about the stem cells in each of its growing tips, poised and ready to become whatever sort of flesh the plant needs them to be. The whole being a sensitive, decisioning network spread throughout hundreds of limbs, thousands of roots. A body in motion, adapting in real time to every subtle shift, flowing like water through its surroundings and taking note of the shape and smell and texture of it all.
πββοΈ π to shorts π to wind and rain on todayβs run
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What I always find so striking is that these βcleverβ a-historical solutions both batter suspension of disbelief but are also a lot lessΒ actually cleverΒ than the historical solutions.
Bret Devereaux continues his fun series of critiquing The Ring of Power from the perspective of a medieval historian.
Nice surprise to see The Wheel of Time Season 3 show up on my AppleTV today. A great show and I hadn’t been following along with development of the new season.
You never had control; all you had was anxiety.
The Imperfectionist: Toxic preconditions
Good nerdy fun
A fun song from DARKSIDE that gives a good sense of the variety on the album
Lunch salads for the week prepared
π΄ My first workout with the Zwift Ride was good. The bike is comfortable, quiet, and smooth. Plus, I liked not having to move furniture around before starting while still only half awake.
Quite the week
π΄ After some deliberation, I ordered the Zwift Ride. With a straightforward setup, Iβm ready for tomorrowβs long ride in Watopia!
Weβre back. This time for provincial championships. So many amazing swimmers!